85R7464 ATP-D
By: Birdwell S.B. No. 709
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of the electronic filing requirement
for personal financial statements to certain appointed officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 572.0291, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 572.0291. ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED. (a) A
financial statement filed with the commission must be filed by
computer diskette, modem, or other means of electronic transfer,
using computer software provided by the commission or computer
software that meets commission specifications for a standard file
format.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an appointed officer
appointed by the governor.
SECTION 2. The change in law to Section 572.0291,
Government Code, made by this Act applies to a financial statement
under Chapter 572, Government Code, that is filed on or after the
effective date of this Act, without regard to the date of the
deadline for filing the report.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.